Robyn Bolam

Robyn Bolam (born 1953), formerly known as Marion Lomax, is an English poet, editor, and librettist. She writes about topics such as love and loss, about surviving under difficult situations, and about changes within the natural world and in society.

Life and works Robyn Bolam was born on 20 October 1953 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Her father, Charles Hall, was a carpenter and her mother, Margaret Ann Bolam, was a nurse. She spent most of her early life in Northumberland, England and began her poetry writing at a very young age. At the age of 15, one of her poems was first published in an anthology titled Next Wave Poets 1, and more of her poems were later published in Next Wave Poets 2. In the same year, she also won first prize in the Cheltenham Poetry Competition.

Robyn's first book, The Peepshow Girl, was published in 1989 by Bloodaxe Books, followed by Raiding the Borders in 1996, and New Wings in 2007. Her most recent publish work is Hyem, published in October 2017. She did not begin publishing under the name of Robyn Bolam until December 2000 after her divorce from Michael Lomax in December 1999. The Peepshow Girl (1989) Raiding the Borders (1996) Plotting Early Modern London: New Essays on Jacobean City Comedy (2004, contributor) New Wings (2007) Hyem (2017)